https://i.imgur.com/TZFDaPS.png He was tempted to just run off. The woman clearly didn't need any help rousting the two idiots who had tried to take him for all he had, and this was not a situation that called for his skillset. There were a few issues with that, though. The first was that the easie...

https://i.imgur.com/TZFDaPS.png Thomas was not a fighter; never had been. While he was a lover, and a reasonably good one by all accounts, he wouldn't say that was his primary reaction, either. By his own admission, Thomas was a runner. If a situation turned violent, he turned tail. If a lover got ...

https://i.imgur.com/TZFDaPS.png 22nd of Searing, Year 4618 Since joining up with Prancing Prattlers, coin had not been scarce, nor had company. Time, however, was another matter. Between breaking down camp, setting up his pavilion, readying his props, and doing his contractually required bit to hel...

https://i.imgur.com/TZFDaPS.png Normally, Thomas rolled his eyes when they cried and trusted Altair to provide soothing comfort. This time, though, it was Altair who was out of his depth. He was meant to be a showpiece and a showman, not answer actual questions about what it meant to be alive. So T...

https://i.imgur.com/TZFDaPS.png Altair's broad smile faltered a bit as as Asphodel's questions hit Thomas full in the gut. This wasn't a question about love, or hair growth, or money. This was personal, important. One that he himself had struggled with for the entirety of his childhood and adolesce...

https://i.imgur.com/TZFDaPS.png Thomas liked his location this time around. He was posted toward the back of the carnival. Magnus' reasoning was that people saw the flashy sign right away, but then needed time to work up their courage to come up and ask their heartfelt questions. If the fortunetell...

https://i.imgur.com/TZFDaPS.png 24th of Searing, Year 4618 Business in Valtoria had been unexpectedly good. Maybe it had been a while since the locals had some entertainment, or maybe they'd just caught the city when it was on an upswing. No matter what the cause, Thomas' coffers were growing quite...

https://i.imgur.com/TZFDaPS.png 20th of Searing, Year 4618 Thomas was learning that Daravin wasn't as bad as he'd feared. His schooling had taught him that it was mages leading mundane people around on collars, or tearing them apart limb from limb for not smiling at them in the right way. While he ...

I N V E N T O R Y [/size][/googlefont] Items 1. Starting Package: 6 sets of clothing: 2 sets for a Merchant, 1 set of fine but torn and bedraggled clothing as for a noble who has gotten into a fight, 1 set of fine but slightly threadbare clothing as for a noble who has fallen on hard times, 1 odd c...